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y the relief! >> guess who is going on "the tonight show." jay leno thinks he is interviewing me, i am really interviewing him. >> the war on the little guy. each and every one of these is incomprehensible to me. >> i am a constitutional lawyer. i have no idea what is in these books. >> government adds thousands of pages of new rules every year. >> tough reforms effect consumers. >> they say we need more. >> there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom. >> we have to protect our children. >> but they keep passing more laws. now we are drowning in red tape. >> i can't eat the way i want. i can't drink the water i want. i can't poop the way i want. >> like a disease. like a mold.
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it just eats you through. >> get out of my life. >> itthis magician has to have license for his rabbit? these men were arrested for offering home improvement. >> how does any normal human supposed to understand this? >> i don't have that answer. >> the constitution says i have a right to bear arms. whe i can't do this legally. >> the good news some cut through the red tape. >> i choose to be a survivor not a victim. >> families have a better experience. even i can drive a cab. >> all of these people are combatant in the war on the little guy. >> a certain amount of regulation is good. the problem is they don't stop. >> i woulden out of business. >> when every phone call there
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came more bureaucratic red tape. >> law endless rules strangle them. our government adds thousands of new pages of law every year. that is on top of the 17 # 5,000 pages they passed in prior years. >> this is just what you see her just the federal part. if you wanted to get state county and city laws, you need to read the bigger bill. >> he helps little guys deal with this. >> this is an agenda of control for the own pace space. that's why regulators do what they do. >> come on. they are not power freaks. >> i am guessing you haven't dealt with very many bureaucrats. they like rules and they live to enforce rules. >> they are under paid government bunk. i call these regulators little emperors. they justify it by creating
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regulations. >> even barney is a magician. >> i became a full-time magician. >> can't take it any more. >> he has entertained kids for many years. like many he uses a rabbit. >> they make the rabbit mag story abeer. >> a few years ago. >> i was signing autographs taking pictures. a batch was thrown into the mix and an inspector was saying let me see your license. she said from now on you cannot use your rabbit until you fill out the paperwork pay the $40 license fee. we will have to inspect your home. >> your home? >> i am subject to sur prides inspections on my home. >> she is not embarrassed?
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>> she is serious. >> he's guilty of animal welfare act. they show up unannounced. >> you cannot argue with them. you can't even talk logically with them. >> she would will have it if everybody said awe. >> i got a new inspector. my first one retired. good news we have increased our budget we have more inspectors no you we will be able to visit you more often. >> you have this letter. sounds like a familiary. >> it's a community i don't want to be a part of. they wanted a combree hencive written disaster plan what i would do in the event of a fire, ice storm. >> there are 20 possible disasters and attacks animals escape, tornado, hurricanes, blizzard. >> the government called these comments emergency. >> the plan came in at 30.
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>> the people come on and say ridiculous they laugh and say yeah, it is but they have to do this? >> they don't laugh and say ever. >> you are not doing your job if you are a regulator unless you add more of this stuff. >> that is why government grows in one direction. they have islands of government power. we are a sea of government power with ever shrinking island. >> let's go to the sea of government power. i would like to show you around. >> you want a washington, d.c. tour? $10. that's the capital behind me. this is the irs building. oh, i can't tell you that. that's illegal. >> secs in the city offers guided tours in washington. segs in the city? >> it is illegal. >> he had an idea. tours by segue.
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>> it will be off to our left here. >> but guides mu take must take test and give a government license to give tours. >> get you back to the kiosk here. are you a bad person? she tried to get a license that's not easy. >> i had to get four personal references from people i have known over a year. i have to get background checks something like oh $20. three weeks later they said i could sign up for a test gate and i took it 3 and a half weeks ago. i failed it. >> she tried then jumped for more hoops relook the test and did pass. >> trying to make sure people get a proper tour. >> we give them a proper pour. i know how to get a proper tour.
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if you look to the light adds state segue. it is about what guys are allowed to say. maven knee new rules are limited on speech. he was told he had to get a license for his advice column. >> he gidear abby was on a 50 y crime spree then. >> the letter from the attorney telling me that i was practicing psychology without a license. >> cease and desist if you are engaged in unlawful practice of psychology. >> people are getting in trouble for giving advice without a license. i represent a father in north carolina giving dietary advice over the internet he got in trouble. another helped overseas who have no access to veterinarian.
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that guy got in trouble. >> it is often the little guy. >> i need to check you for weapons. >> they had the chefsh no offer home i am mrovment. >> are you kidings me? radio oo because these job seekers didn'ts didn't put up thousands of dollars and take several tests the government crackd down. they lost their jobs to pooeopl who posted ads on craig's list. i seek work they posted this video on-line. at a time when unemployment is high our government attacks people who wants to work and stop people from doing business. >> she was told you need a license to help people with
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taxes? >> free enterprise. >> this man after selling t-shirt's here for 30 years you must you must, tom. every bay wood is not on my mind. i forgot p that. >> i have no idea what's in these books. >> each and every one of knees is incomplee hencible to -- incomprehensible. >> i am flipping over this book department of energy reege layingses on the formula for sderm inning the energy efficiency of a commercialite maker. somebody who runs a bar or restaurant can go no the manufacturer and give me an ice maker if it works the market
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will figure out. >> we don't need the federal government printing capri prehencible. they formed a bizarre bure tratic sanders. it doesn't go away. like the cease. i isn't realize i don't exist any more. >> the mexican gray wolf. the pump back whale. the sea lion. these are engangered species they need information. the act i want both respected. if the bureaucrats would take a idead in and move two for tw it.
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ambassador our nation for future generations. >> they want to use the plan in louisiana to protect one type of shlub. >> we are haunted by cans perp the frog. >> they dall him crass ber froze. and kwhand 'ole. will after gnash key karts are nol soule around -- are not suin this area. >> it doesn't right now. >> why is it fair to impose this on this poor guy? >> that's a good kwe. right now there are less than 100 of these frogs in the wild. >> used fob thousands. >> he has five clouds in his
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property. >> he would ask after wish and wildlife for not doing enough. >> the government can say this is a good spot? >> i think he wild america is fulling pulling us. >> i didn't know there were 9 million species? with some going withere all of e time. 400,000 species of beatles go under ground. economic reasons ecological reasons as she telling region there is a himity that. >> such rule this an inenconn inenconsequence. >> they will take the land and stop it from being developed. that's what they really want. >> this has led to shoot, shovel
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and shut up. >> landowners are an engangered species on their land. sometimes shoot the thing then bury it and should up about it. >> you can use the lamb. dangerous species shouldn't make reserve with these things. the frog can't give on their land. it nooedz three element -- it needs three elements. >> to make a new home for these frauds. the government will have to change for the plan. remove all of the trees replant new trees, dig ponds that have to be maintained and drained every six months. but the frern the forest every year. >> he got the rilts for that, no problem says fish and wildlife. we work there.
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they wouldn't be willing to interview instead they posted this video. >> we haare looking forward to, woulding with women landowners in enormously complex bureaucratic road map. >> 300 some pages. certainly couldn't have a light and deal with them. >> this is reasonable? >> yeah. >> hundreds of pages. >> i think if i can understand if they can understand it. >> you are an environmental lawyer holding back people trying to live their liveings. >> you lawyers nick showed the government. >> tell me something they can't do something with their owning property that protects aen
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animal that needs to be think there. nobody is going to disagree there isn't legitimate government regulation out there. but on top of that core which is small, there is a giant mountain of useless, life touching, paper generating>> they say that is inconsequential. if my land can has beenic enfor no reason anywhere at all you can do anywhere any time i just want to say it. they don't even touch it. >> all arranged america landowners shoot struggle and shut up about it. >> i have a right could terry
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>> what if you want to carry one of these for self-protection. >> the majority concluded the right to own a gun months to each law-abiding american. >> what does that mean to me in my town? >> in new york city politicians
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say -- >> the majority of the people want sensible gun row distributions. >> sensible restrictions. what does that mean? >> photocopies not accepted. >> i tried too get a gun license. they make it very i twried to get a gun license. they make it very hard. first you must fill out this 17 page form. the form says i must promise i know the definition of other weapons like switch blade knifes, gravity knife, metal knuckle knife, a kung fu star. >> i don't want a kung fu star. i want a gun for safety. >> people sometimes threaten me because they don't like what i say on tv. >> i have too much security now. >> after this appearance somebody said i should be shot in the face. >> when i walk around town i like to have the option of protecting myself. >> people use guns every day to stop crimes. >> they got more than they bargained for. >> turned the payables on an
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intrude trueders these who lead into a surge of a gun crime. >> violence appears to be dropping. >> you have some towns like chicago, new york city make it impossible for people legally to carry a gun. >> this is 50 pages. who unstanderstands this? >> it took hours and hours to fill out the storms. we had to call the police department six times to clarify what questions meant. finally it was done. i have to get this notarized. >> go ahead and sign here i will fill in the rest. >> then you have to go in person to police headquarters. here they finger printed me and asked me to list reasons why i should be allowed to have a gun, and then they charged me a $430 akcation f -- application fee. at least they were polite. others sttell a different story.
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>> robert martinez served in iraq and afghanistan. >> i have 10 years military experience. >> a vet could keep gun in for just protection. >> i want to be able to protect my family. >> martinez lives in a housing project. >> shots go off it is like boom, boom, boom. he thought he could get a gun license. that was an ordeal. >> i have to be there at 9:00 they open at 10 and have you sitting there until almost 3 in the afternoon. >> this john stossel coming her to get a license. >> for you it was 9 in the morning until 2. >> did you get the permit? >> no. >> their attitude is people don't need guns. the police can't get there. you have a better chance of
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hitting the lottery. >> she owns this web site which advises people on navigating the regulations. >> if you are an expert i would think it would be easy. >> it is being used as a weapon. >> fo me it took 8 and a half months. first i had to return for another in person interview. they demanded they have an acquisition the original court documents. i could show them things like this. this is two-days later they sent me a letter rejecting my applications for a carry permit. they said i could get a license to keep a gun in my apartment. i feel safe in my apartment.
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carolina. people call him mountain man. >> with my own hands, built everything. when i moved here there wasn't a clearing, wasn't a building. >> over 20 years, his turtle island education center became popular. he taught a thousand he taught a thousand people how to live like pioneers. last year the county told him to shut down. >> he hadn't gotten a permit. >> the county board oversees the building department. >> people said his camp was unsafe. we don't necessarily know whether it is unsafe or not. >> the mountain man told inspectors to go away so they came back. >> they brought all of these different departments from the health kept, the tax people, the fire marshal all of a sudden it whole team like the cars and trucks as far as you could see came up with armed guards and took over our home. >> doesn't that seem like over kill? >> not really. they had it on the side.
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>> he had the opportunity to cooperate. >> they have a 78 page report on what the mountain man must change. >> it is in aptis payings. >> they said this is interim housing. i don't know if they thought we in midgets here or what. >> they said you have unsafe building resting on a piece of rock. >> like a rock solid foundation? we have been working with the health department they are telling me i can't live this way. i can't eat the way i want? i can't drink water the way i want. can't boop the way i want. can't sleep in a building the way i want. a bure crate came in. every year we have a stack of
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ask your doctor about non-insulin victoza®. it's covered by most health plans. what if before i could get my tv show i had to first get >> before i could get my tv show i had to get permission from the competition. if dna rather or diane sawyer said no, i wouldn't be here. >> he assumed he could start a moving company without having to get permission. >> schedule this one and this one first. >> put an ads on craig's list cloeted cargo trailer. they were very busy all day long. >> in a couple years you have 30 employees six trucks. >> over 30 now. clean cut young guy that really sells with the moving industry.
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they have been loading this he got a then he threatening letter to operate it is a necessary ill saying there is nom in the mar at the time top operate. >> does that mean the necessary ill within the moving market in kentucky for another mover. >> what? a business haldz to prove to get a license. >> you have to get permission from your own first. they took brunner's face for free. >> when starbucks began it would have got to smoke it to approve it. they could use a new national
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train. >> the consumer is in the driver's seat. >> not who the industry excision roman is apart of the kentucky mover. it allows 19 temperatures were prevented from measuring the moving bills because the competitors said the existing transportation service is adequate. competition would diminish their revenue. accord ago moving all of these other moving companies say, no, we don't want to allow them. isn't she pretty. sorry you don't want the moving company later in your business. >> we don't believe a scenario a licensed company going bankrupt. >> people go bankrupt all of the
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time. >> quarters book store went billy up. part of the creative obstruction say the 20,000 people. >> you have companies you cannot a if the rale bev the bro new being outside by an ex an outlet new wart don't he say televisioned like the toyota e due. >> also he said, the older moving companies want to protect consumers from shady operations.
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>> say i am coming to pick up your furniture. it is $80 an you are who. when i get to the new house. you know, i will charge you 155 an hour. people will come to find out if the company has higher ex public tagsexpectations. >> somebody renovated it poorly and didn't take care of their items there would be alarm bells. >> did you have complaints from people you moved? >> no. no complaint. p we are the topped moving companies thanks to the american zorah jones. i think we should start a business, a noving company would be a good way to end her.
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>> buy a truck you paint the word mover on the side of it and you are in businesses. if i like to you louse for safety. what we don't wants is the free marketplace t.s if bev ran or -e have an orderly marketplace where is the ordinance. not to protect the people but to protected and establish businesses against having to compete fairly. that violates liberties. these laws are outrageous. >> what's with the stup pied mustache in my car? that's next. [ female announcer ] tide pods three-in-one detergent. pop in the drum of any machine...
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what if i could make some money driving my own car? and help you, too, wouldn't that be great? >> your lift has arrived. >> thousands of people already >> thousands of people already do that thanks to the cell phone technology that let's ordinary car owners offer rides to people. people who want a ride open an application this one is called lift. others include side car. they press a button and that flags a nearby driver. in this case me. >> we got one. >> lift makes drivers with a
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mustache on the car. it is a marketing gimmick. but it helps a person who wants a pickup to spot the car. i also had the passenger's phone number. >> your destination is on the left. >> and his name? kim? >> unlike normal cabs they let drivers get in the front seat. >> welcome. is this your 1 lift drive? >> my first lift. >> where are you headed? >> jim signed up for lift because it is cheaper than taxis maybe 20 percent cheaper. >> i have friends that used it. he likes it they let you sit in front. lift's founder says it makes for a friendlier ride. >> you see the pink mustache lots of times the passenger smiles the driver smiles. get in the front seat it's a fist bump and a new experience connecting with someone in your community. someone with different music and
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opinions. >> have a good day. >> no cash exchanges hands. the price is up to the passenger. if he didn't like me he could tell his app to pay me less. he will have a tougher time getting the next lift ride. >> i liked him. i give if i him five stars. >> it will make it easier to hire the next lift driver. >> welcome. have you us ooed lift before? is>> i have. >> where are you going? >> why would she feel safe getting into a stranger's car? >> everyone i have taken so far has been very nice. >> first of all not everyone can be a lift driver. my car had to pass inspection and i had to pass a background check. but the real reassurance comes from the passenger's and drivers rating each other. >> you can see pictures of them in that aeir car. >> you get a bad rating you can't drive any more.
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>> what if the passenger is obnoxious, smells bad? >> goes both ways. there is ratings on drivers and passengers. >> i drive i make money. who would object to that? taxi drivers, that's who. >> cabbies line up their cabs then let them sit. >> it is a car sharing app in the city. >> new ideas like lift make established industry players angry. >> dam right we are. it is our family. >> we have to pay big money for licenses we have to have commercial insurance. pink mustache has nothing. side car has nothing. >> not nothing there is the background check and the ratings. but lift drivers don't have to obey all of the city taxi rules. >> they just don't comply with the law. >> bill owns the biggest cab company in los angeles. >> you want to ban the competition. >> we don't want to ban the competition.
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we want to compete with companies that follow the rules. >> the lift cards have to follow safety standards. >> they are licensed as private vehicles. it is the honor system. >> it issi something better tha the honor system. >> if i am checking my app, this driver has been criticized his passenger that's not the honor system. that is the world policing him. >> that is all after the fact. >> in washington, d.c. bureaucrats got so upset with the car sharing businesses they did a sting operation. >> food however dc tolerates services like lift. they became too popular. there's regular cabs, licensed crab driver jumped the curve and
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adm admitt admitted of course that legislation makes it he is designed to protect existing transportation companies. in nashville, tennessee brur kratz demanded every car service must. >> i had to charge him $45 for being full -- noeb is going to ride the 45. when they started metro livery it was a great success. but the new $45 minimum ended that. >> the bureaucrats won't. >> why did they want to protect an existing business? >> because they are politically
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>> i think this is their office. >> victoria doesn't know much about this apart. because it belongs to astrangers and she and her mom just arrived. they are from florida but they wanted to visit new york city. they prefer to stay in a home. >> a lot better than being in a hotel by far. being in the city with a child is more convenient. >> he renovated his apartment and decided to make extra money renting his extra space to tourists. >> i love meeting new people from all different parts of the world. >> that's why he makes breakfast part of the deal. >> he advertises the extra space on the web site air bed and breakfast and roomorama.com trendy lofts steps from times square. in the neighborhood that's cheaper than a hotel. he likes the pictures on the web sites and the apartment is cozy
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felt like a home away from home. >> not only are we able to use the fridge we have a microwave, fresh hot coffee. >> julie likes staying at homes. this way her daughter gets to learn a little about how different people live. >> messy is comfortable. >> the roomarama web site is run by judy and tao. they created it because they travel. >> there must be thousands available how do we find them how do we book them? >> why not go to craig's list? >> we dealt with people who never showed up. people who refused to pay in advance if they didn't know who we are. >> how do i know i am not going to get a guest who crashes the place? >> there are reviews on the site. >> the reviews and internet spaces. julia and victoria knew he was a
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good host. he knew less about them. >> most guests don't have any review. once i get their name i will do a facebook search on them. again really i have really good luck. >> he is happy, they are happy and this wonderful new business with strangers with complimentary needs find each other. it keeps growing. >> get on the web site. >> politicians crack down. >> had a terrible experience. >> this politician got a law passed that bans any one from renting their own apartment for any one for a time period less than a full month. if you do you are an illegal hotel. you can be fined up to 25,000 dollars. the hotel industry supports the law to protect tourists they say. >> they walk into a situation that is not clean. >> really? when we asked for names of complain ants her office didn't find it.
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>> they are begging legislators for the law, too. >> despite the law sometimes entrepreneurs and customers still win. rooms on the web site listing are up. people like allister make money. tourists save money and both have an experience they normally wouldn't have. >> it was amazing. great, easy, fun. >> but cheaper taxi services survive. business is growing. >> busin incredibly fast. most times they say it restores their humanity. passionate supporters got legislatures to shaning the law. sounds like the bill was written just for him. >> it was written just for him.
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they fixed it so he was vit tee much exempt. >> look at that everybody. >> marty can cheap his massic show alive. >> a happy ending here. >> after his story mated headlines the government backed off. he must no longer have to have a rap bid plan they have such a dramatic>> city government suffers in silence. these people break up a jarld replace. we are making the world a better place. >> some may never win. >> we are not the only ones. >> they are the good news.
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>> but the bad news the mayor and state capitols every where they keep adding more red tape. they should stop. but they won't stop. we will stop. that's our show. thanks for watching. >> tonight, the president urging young people to help plug obamacare. >> i need you all to spread the word how the affordable care act really works. >> a new poll shows most millenials don't plan on signing up. tonight, why america's youth is tuning the president out. the obamacare web site, bull's eye for hackers. >> doesn't appear that any security was built into the site itself at all. >> the serious privacy risks that come with signing up for health care. plus, students who used to get straight a's now struggling in class. why common core is not making the grade.

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